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Date:      Sun, 13 Sep 1998 15:31:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>
To:        "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>
Cc:        FreebSD Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ssh port problem.....
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809131531010.343-100000@picnic.mat.net>
In-Reply-To: <19980913132628.B2429@nuxi.com>

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On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, David O'Brien wrote:

> > The problem is, for the gmp and z libs, those are system libs, but the
> > lib callouts for them assume that they aren't system libs.  The
> 
> I totally agree with your patches that SSH should link with our system z
> and gmp libs and not those provided with the distribution. 

OK, then, I'll commit them.  Thanks.

> 
> > Doing this, tho, I think might have some impact on security.  I don't
> > know what it is.  I hope maybe someone who knows security might comment.
> 
> Only thing I can think of is increased security.  We can link statically
> agaist the system libs for more security.
> 
> -- 
> -- David    (obrien@NUXI.ucdavis.edu  -or-  obrien@FreeBSD.org)
> 
> 

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